The Lewis & Clark Montessori School draws talented & dynamic individuals from diverse backgrounds. The staff bring a wealth of experience in classrooms & life to our students and community. Every day, they show their dedication to Montessori children and education in general through their tireless work on behalf of our students.

Our staff has a combined total experience of over 100 years in Montessori education and are led by AMI Montessori-trained administrators. Our teachers are all AMI Montessori-trained and Oregon licensed or Charter School Registered. In addition, most of our guides and administrators have Master’s degrees.

Click on the images below for contact information and to learn more about our guides, assistants, administrators, and support staff.

Leadership Team

Photo of Sheryl Doolittle

Sheryl Doolittle

Guide – Sea Otter
Work Phone: (503) 427 – 0803

Biography

Sheryl Doolittle grew up in the wilds of New Jersey, and moved to the urban desert of Phoenix, Arizona in high school. Recently, moving from the Ponderosa pine forest of Flagstaff, Arizona to the green lushness of the Pacific Northwest, she joined LCMCS in the Sea Otter Primary class. She had closed her Montessori preschool, Bambini Montessori School, after 13 years of serving hundreds of Flagstaff families. Her Montessori journey began as a parent, a volunteer, substitute teacher, and classroom assistant. Sheryl has taught children from toddler-aged to high-schoolers. She attained her A.M.I. 3-6 Primary diploma in 1984, and later on earned a 6-9 Elementary training and certification through A.M.S. She has a dual major B.S. in Elementary Ed./Special Ed. and a Master’s in Montessori Education.

Sheryl, with her daughter, Laurel Clohessy, and grandsons, Liam and Kahlil, create three generations of Montessori in the family. After more than thirty-five years, she still speaks with passion about the beauty and wisdom of Maria Montessori’s gift to children and families. Sheryl loves the ocean, moss, and manatees. She has completed the first draft of her first children’s book, and has a novel bubbling in the background.

Administrative Team

Student Support Team

Primary

Younger Elementary

Older Elementary

Montessori Adolescent Corps

Labs

Auxiliary Staff & Nutrition Services